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Necklace

Composed of glass beads. Text: Sandra Ferracuti.

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Linden-Museum Stuttgart Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde
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Cultural attribution
Herero
Object type
Schmuck
Dimensions
Länge: 32.5 cm
Material/Technique
Glass , Glass
moulded, Cord, threaded, knotted
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
054063

Provenance and sources

when
1904 or earlier

where
Namibia

when
1907
Provenance
In 1907, First Lieutenant Kurt Freiherr Treusch von Buttlar-Brandenfels donated a collection of 19 objects to the Linden Museum (including a photographic panel). Of the originally received objects, 13 still exist. Between February and April 1904, Buttlar-Brandenfels had taken part in hostilities against Herero troops in central Namibia, near Otjihinamaparero, Omatako, Otjinoanaua, Omaruru and Onganjira. 18 objects from the collection were captured during six different combat operations. According to written information from Buttlar-Brandenfels, the necklace was "left behind" by a fleeing woman after the battle of Otjinoanaua on March 19, 1904. Text: Christoph Rippe.

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